So many organizations launch change from the top—then move on, expecting the rest to follow. But meaningful, lasting change isn’t a one-time announcement or a quick handoff. It requires persistence, patience, and a willingness to face resistance—both from others and from ourselves. When we treat change as a checklist item, it rarely takes root. Real transformation happens only when leaders are able to engage, align and mobilize others to act to ignite the change. That doesn't happen in an instant. Leaders have to be able to express the change so it becomes meaningful enough to others to quell their resistance and evoke them to act.
Where have you seen change initiatives succeed—or stall—for these very reasons?
Certainty is an illusion. The leader’s task is not to wait for guarantees, but to choose the path that feels true and act with...
Leaders risk failure from the first moment they speak to others about their meaningful change -- unless they ensure they do what this minisode...
This minisode from episode 18 is one of our favorite moments from this conversation, as Marianne and Jonathan explore the metaphorical process of digging...